I agree that there are many unproductive forms of hate. I’m not advocating for you to hate the person that hurt you.
But hate has been productive for me. With our world in decline, it is so easy to get depressed and nihilistic, sometimes I have no hope. Hate is a strong motivator to do something positive for the world.
“don’t hate” seems like an extremely radical message. I hate lots of things, and I think it is right to hate those things.
I hate it when Nazis gain power. I hate it when children are molested. I hate injustice. Don’t you?
The governor finds a way to put “transgender” in every sentence, and at the same time he deliberately uses the wrong pronouns for this person.
They’re doing it on purpose, and it is disgusting.
I believe Luigi is the killer, and he should be regarded as a hero. The slaying of Brian Thompson was a honorable and heroic act.
Killing a man who did the evil and destructive work of Healthcare CEO has literally saved the lives of hundreds or maybe even thoudands of United Health customers who would have had their lifesaving care denied.
If you are lucky enough to be chosen for jury duty, please study Jury Nullification
The number of similarities between modern America and 1930s Germany is shocking.
I believe the assassination of Kirk is highly analogous to the killing of Horst Wessel. Both Wessel and Kirk were far right nationalists who were killed and subsequently hailed as martyrs by their fascist movements.
Hitler brought up Wessel in all of his early speeches. The Nazis wrote songs and bullt statues of Wessel. And today we can already hear the songs about Kirk. Congressmen are passing around a bill to erect a statue of Kirk in the Capitol.
If we continue to follow this timeline closely, we are about 2 years away from our own Reichstag fire moment.
Ezra Klein, a man who’s entire career is based upon normalizing the decline of liberalism, a champion of normalizing the genocide in Gaza, is now going to lecture us all about normalizing fascism.
Seattle resident for 10 years here, I sold my car 5 years ago and I don’t really miss it.
I was paying $275/month for parking alone, and the car was only worth $4k, it felt insane to pay that much.
I’m lucky to have access to decent bus service, and light rail is good and expanding.
For some awkward trips I will use Uber, and when I need to travel further then I rent a car, but the total cost of this is much less than the cost of parking a car.
Because Israel is doing a genocide, and they are doing everything they can to obfuscate that fact, including accusing some low level EU bureaucrat of terrorism.
As 40,000 genocidal invaders prepare for their latest round of slaughter and destruction, I have only one wish for them.
Death, death to the IDF.
Historically speaking, the solution to fascism is lots and lots of dead fascists.
I think you don’t understand how broken American democracy is. I would suggest you look into Princeton’s study on Democracy, the largest ever study of electoral inputs and outcomes.
Their results are rather shocking, including one of the most haunting charts I have ever seen:
This gigantic, years-long study shows that if 10% of Americans support a bill it has a 30% chance to pass, and if 90% of Americans support a bill, it still has that same 30% chance to pass.
Tldr: the opinion of the voters in America have no influence on its government. Votes don’t matter, only money counts. Your civic duties go much further than a mere vote.
Olive trees take up to 6 years to start fruiting, and they reach full production at 12-14 years.
What is destroyed in a day will take a decade to rebuild.
If there were any justice in this world Matt Miller would be tried for aiding and abetting a genocide, convicted by a jury of his peers, and hung from the neck until dead.
The RAF claims there was £7 million in damages, including complete replacement of both engines valued at £2.5 million each.
Palestine Action destroying those RAF jets was one of the coolest moments of 2025.
More, please.
I don’t think it’s comforting at all.
If you remove the top 1%, the remaining wealth is concentrated in the top 10%. This group of people is highly invested in the status quo; their wealth and power is usually used to prop up the current system.
These people are reffered to by many names: petit bourgeoisie, professional managerial class, small business tyrants, etc.
Your heart is in the right place, but I think “no regrets” is an insane take.
As a fellow unemployed CS grad, I once thought software engineering was my best shot at a middle class life.
Now after 5 years of unemployment, the financial reality is setting in. I will never be able to afford a home. I will never be able to afford a family. I will never be able to afford retirement. I will never be able to afford a vacation. I will never be able to afford most things that make life worth living.
I thought I was going to be an engineer. I thought I was going to be a professional. Now I’m fasting at the end of every month bc food stamps always run out, and the electric company is threatening to shut off my power.
Choosing CS is deeply regrettable.
Most American millennials I know have the same retirement plan as myself : a bullet or shotgun shell to the brainstem.
Why? The reasons vary:
American optimism gave us big dreams, but the American economy crushed them.
The open internet made us realize that we are, in fact, the baddies on the world stage.
A decent retirement for millennials will cost $6-10million, a feat most cannot achieve without inheritance.
Climate change is making our only planet uninhabitable, and our nation is leading the effort to make it even worse.
Lol well I guess it’s easy to get confused. I was submitting job applications to write computer applications.
I was submitting app apps.
That’s an interesting subject, I sometimes wonder “is our fascism progressing faster than the Nazis?”, but I haven’t really come up with a good answer.
I’ll stick with my “2 years” prediction though. I think a Reichstag fire moment is most likely when political tension is high, and political tension naturally peaks in the lead up to a presidential election.